Gig Economy: The Ticketing Business
- Author
- BBC Radio 4
- Published
- Mon 28 Oct 2024
- Episode Link
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024f34
When the rock band Oasis announced they were reuniting, 10 million fans from all over the world joined the queue for tickets. It was the UK’s biggest ever concert launch. Tickets quickly sold out and within hours, many were being offered for sale on secondary ticketing sites at vastly inflated prices. File on 4 investigates the online ticketing market to discover who's ahead of you in the queue - and how they're getting there.
Reporter: Adrian Goldberg
Producer: Hayley Mortimer
Technical Producer: Richard Hannaford
Production Coordinator: Tim Fernley
Editor: Carl Johnston
